Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1926, Page 4

& ¥ 11928, unless, of course, Mr. S 5 | - CODGE jenids Are “Told Storetary L Will Not Consider Qwn'Can- “didaoy at This Tinfe." - BY DAVID mw-;zmc& ; érbért Hoover, Secretary of ‘Com- s o:fl(t.n (rte':dr{ recently ent of the United States in’the tion of 1928. : This reply has gone forth to several quirers who had endeavored to in- 3 Mr. Héover in: the: possibility %mling things started {n his behalf rce, ~has e Pateved” Calvin Coolidge s Sreer ¥ §° logical'man to succeed himself as the next presidential eléctioh. Ev- man of prominence and popular- iy inpublic life has politically-mind: _ed friends. who feel that two years "ahead of an eleetion i none too early to start. The Secretary of Commerce, however, has squelched all, these ef- forts and there. is no one in;the Cool- idge cabinet- who 1s. more lo¥il to the President politically and otherwise. Feared Wrong Impression. It is known that Mr. Hoover has _ long desired to make a public state- ment of his belief in the necessity of nominating and electing Mr. Coolidge, but hehas been embarassed by.the fact that Mr. Coolidge has ‘preferred not to have any one in his official family eveén discussing 1928 because it might be misconstrued as having been inspired by him. So Mr. Hoover has kept silent. And the fact that he wrote several letters to friends espousing the Coolidge cause was not disclosed by him, but leaked - out today ‘through. some. of those who had learned of the letters after they were sent. The peculigr importance of Mr, Hoover’s pronouncement, however, i8. that he is being accused in political s cireles of having an eye on the 1928 presidential nomination. In Congress ¢ | especially the Secretary of -Commerce | was not always regarded as approy- “!ing or disapproving measures without {& suggestion of political advantage or {'disadvantage.. Opponents of some of Mr. Hoover's policies have not omitted the opportunity to ascribe his fights ', mgainst gertain Kinds of foreign loans a8 being' a bid for political support for himself. Talk Irritates Secretary. All this has only irritated the Sec- i retary of Commerce and stimulated him to scotch the political angle once {iand for all. This now has been done . {in his communications to_friends. It is said that President Coolidge knows fof Mr. Hoover's attitude; indeed, that ihe has knowp it for some time, and that efforts to cause friction between i the White House and Mr. Hoover on ! the ground that Mr. Hoover was plan- ning his own political campaign have caused only amusement'to those at the [Executive Mansion who ' have i known the truth.- Mr. Hoover ‘18 in i Minneapolis today making an impor- ! tant speech, and it probably will be iiconstrued as a personal political ef- fort, but it really is intended to strengthen the = Coolidge -administra- tion. € . Mr.»Hoover is one of the youngest menin political life, and some day he {imay be considered seriously for the { presidential nomination, but not in Coolidge ’.Ihould upset all calculations by refus- iing to run again. Mr. Hoover will licomplete next Spring his tenth con: secutive year in public life here. L He is one of few men who camge There - during the war and served In “{both Democratic and Republican ad- ' ministrations in positions of executive {/responsibility. ¢ Ability Is Recognized. He is popular among the correspond- ents here, who recognize his ability, ! and if it were left to them some day to choose a President on merit and : ability and not by the usual standards of d;‘wutlu they would unquestionably pick him as eminently qualified. 1 But politics nowadays is all power- ful and especially organization work, Mr. Hoover has maintained his Re- publican regularity ever since his rst announcement in the Spring of 111920, but it 1s unquestioned that he .. {still retains a considerable support in B e Coolidge. I the Democratic’ party. What 1982 {may bring is one thing, but so far 'THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. KING GEORGE MAY HAVE ' 500 AMERICAN GUESTS Ten Per Cent of 5,000 Invited to Garden Party Thursdsy Will. Be From United States. By the Associated Press. 5 : LONDON, July 20.—King George and hQ\lluln"):w will h‘t'.!.'w):lnmm‘. at their on; party at Buel m Palace on 'nmrfi:‘y if' the weather proves fine. Of this number it’is ex- oected that at least 500 wilk be from .ne United ‘States. These guvden parties ure consider- ably less formal than the courts, and most of the guests during aftey: noon“have an an or a few words with the King and Queen, who move about the gorunds in order. to as many persons as possible. The ture of this year’s garden y will be the walks between the uge flower heds, which have been laid out under the supervision of Queen . Mary. The queen. often has been up at’7 o'clock in the morning, ‘watching _the ' removal of the old shrubs and the laying out of the spe: clally, devised flower beds, in which some wonderful specimiens have been planted. CHURCH BODY TRES PASTOR N SECRE Asheville Minister, Accused of Immorality, Caim in Court. Protests Innocence. By the Assoclaled Press. STATESVILLE, N. C., July 20— The public and news reporters were excluded when; the church trial of the Rev, Ashley Chappell of Asheville be- L ‘here before & board.of the hodist Episcopal Church South, Western North Carolina Conference. ~'In explaining the ‘executive session of the court' Dr. W. J. Prettyman, chairman of the hearing, declared that in closing the doors to the public the court was following a custom and,rule of the church i such matters. “We hold that our business is the business of the church and not the business of the world,” sald the chair- man, who was chaplain of the United States Senate in the administrations of Presidents Rooseyelt and Wilson. Qr. Chappell, pending his church trial of a charge of immorality, has been suspended from his pastol ) the fashionable Central Church of Ashe- ville. He has stoutly asserted his in: nocence of wrongdeing. - . As a further preliminary, Dr. Pret- tyman made an oral statement to the trial committee explaining the purpose of the session and the nature of the:de- liberative body. : “We are here,” he sald, “not of our own choice, but called by the church i ms 1928 is concerned he is Yor Calvin (Copyright. 1926.) A i S ?GANADIANS ARE FAVORED. . | Returning P Nations { Retu g Passengers Will Not Have to Stop at Ellis Island. § i {_'The Immigration Bureau has issued jorders permitting first and second i class passengers en route from abroad jto Canada to land at New York with- { out undergoing the usual examination {at Ellis Island. ¢ | This procedure was said to have | been resorted to in an effort to simpli- i fy regulations affecting the two classes jof travelers. At the same time, it was jadded, the interests of the. United tates would be protected. The privileges are the same that have been accorded Americans return- 1ing to this country, most of whom are examined abroad, and their extension jto Canadians is the result of a co- | operative - arrangement betweéen the | two countries. Heretofore.Canada has maintained immigration officials at ho passengers is force, it was reduced and at the Canadian | day. 1 border. | FOOT BALL STAR 0 WED. ; Fischer and ‘Miss Runck to consider a matter calling for the ex- :tl"clu of our highest Christian qual- “We would resent any insinuation, from persons within or without, that our actions today are influenced by any consideration of self-interest or of prejudice. We are here to carry out the task which the church has com- it * LW ":f“" manner. a - one our n, 1t we find that rumors which ve come to us or the charge which ‘been brought are unfounded, then { we shall go away with the highest Joy. “If we find that the accusation is substantiated, then we must weigh | pistol the moral value of the matter and con- sider what .shall be done to serve our church and our God.” The churéh court is bound by no rules of a civil legal court, the chair- man announced, m:;f b{e thie';;techrrxtlnl procedure or logic of the civil courts.” ‘The accused minister appeared at ease as the trial opened, and greeted friends calmly. ks LAW MEETING CALLED. International _iody to Gather in Vienna August 5 to 12, NEW YORK, July 20 (#.—The bi- ennial meeting of the International Law will be held in Vienna August 5 to 12, It was an- nounced today that problems in the law of nations, rhany of which arose during the World War and remain unsettled, will be discussed. The associatio: with a’committee from:the League of on codification of intel laws, It will devote much ol g session, however, to the discussion of the awards of the Mixed Claims Commission, especlally as they c citizens, who, it is said, have been meglected in favor of settlement of forelgn ‘problems. YEAR GIVEN FOR LARCENY. Painter Pleads Guilty to Taking Property From Home. Joseph H. Burns, a young white man, pleaded guilty today before Jus- |. tice Hn.o'hhn‘ in’ Criminal Onorrt to I: grand larceny. admi :mt ‘while painting ‘at 8720 Me- Kinley street, he_stole a guantity of Jewelry, a ¢ and three sufts of elnl:lh‘:nxi"yflofm sentenced .n'.‘o the penitent! for ome year o1 . Another charge of housebreak- ing against him by Assistant United ing and larceny sylvania Rallroad Co. quantity of tea in cans sentenced day in ‘the B el Citizens Appear Against and For Improvement—Report ' | by Treasurer, f . ey ’ Discussion of finances and proposed improvements during the ' present fiscal year occupied the meeting last night of the Town Council of Takoma Park, Md., at a public hearing in connection with a tentative program arranged by the town authorities. Included in the lst of thorough- fares scheduled for improvement with jthe consiruction of concrete road- ways were New York avenue, be- tween/Takoma and Chicago avenues; Takoma. 'avenue, ~ between Chestnut and Baltimore ueg: Tullp avenue, between Willow and avenues; Montgomery avenue, between Fine and Hickory avenues; Allegheny ave- nue, ~between = First and: Second streets; Flower avenue, Lineoln ave- nue, Prince avenue, . Sher- man avenue, Hick avenus, clear- ing and grading of avenue. / Property owners were present and protested. ‘against the concreting of Takoma, Tulip and Montgomery ave- nues, while others favored the im- provement. No protests were filled against' Allegheny, Flower,' Lincoln, Hickory, Prince Georges or Sherman avenues. Appeals were made for the improvement of Ethan Allen, ‘Elm and Eastern aven The, ‘report of wn Treasurer Bryan Davis for the mornth of June was presented and approved. It showed receipts from permi posits and tax exemptio: ing to $240.48, which, with the bal- ance on hand of $9,507.41, made a total of $9,747.89. - Disbursements during the same for street light, street work, bridge repairs, gen eral improvements, rentals, salaries, labor, interest, tax redemptions, eto. amounted to $2,324, leaving & net m ance on hand of $§7,423.89. The ance in the special improvement mn?w s $3,628. and M. D. Finch; Superintendent of Public | Town | Mrs, Mary Gibbs Is Knocked ‘Works Maj. Willlam F. Fisher, Clerk ,Davis and Building Inspector Fred L. Harries present. BOY AWAITS HEARING AS PIANIST’S SLAYER Girl’s Sister Knows Nothing to Aid Police in Explaining New York Tragedy. By the Assoclated Press, MONTICELLO, N. Y. July 20— Charles. ' Wise, - 16, of Brooklyn, awaited a hearing here today on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Nina in a New York City motion picture thea- ter. s . Miss Vilona's body, clad in a bath- ing suit, was !ounle\lly 10 under a | STREET PROGRAN over by, IS SENT ——— DUEL, U. S, STYLE, TO CRITIC OF VALENTINO "“Pink Powder Puffs” Edi-| Would Fight It Out With “Coward” if He Proves | “Big as Dempsey.” By the Associated Prese!' G CHICAGO, July 20.—R ‘Val entino, hetl: of the avies, or some one in his name, addressed letters to the newspapers here pleading for a challenge to ‘a duel, American style, Wwith the anonymous writer of an edi- ‘tarl&l tsutlan:' ';..“k Powder Puffs” n the Sun cago Tribune, i e st “A powder ‘vending machine! In A men's wash I" the editorlal ! - Why. dldn't some one quiet! drown’ Rudolph Guglielmo, alh‘s v..lb-' entino, years ago?" § 3 : The editorial- outburst was due to R, e e men's , & slot machine provides powder puffs and yesterday en and_today the newapapers ‘received in the mail a letter purporting to have been signed by him and demanding satisfaction, American style, for what the letter termed a “scurrilous personal attack upon my race , father's nam The letter explained that Valentino bore no vance toward bune, 2.“‘ ohly against the e T e Tril 'vlfl.nl:y ‘wrif you, in return,” the letter read, coritemptible coward, and to prove which of us is a better man, I challenge you to a personal test. This is not a challenge to & duel in WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY TRUCK Unconscious While Seated in Parked Car. Mrs. Mary Gibbs, 58 years old, apartment 34, 1626 Sixteenth street, was seriously Injured late yesterday afternoon when a motor truck struck 2 parked car in which she was seated in front of 1708 R street. It is be lieved her skull is fractured. Mrs. Gibbs was in the car of Mrs. Cecella_Portz, wife of Lieut. Comdr. ‘W. P. Portz, U. 8. N., 3515 R street, and Mrs. Portz was slightly bruised and ‘William nd, ‘1216 Twentleth street, took Mrs. Gibbs home, where by physiclana She plle ‘of stones in River, Teat ére, with: & bullet In’ her head | & which, according to the Sullivan County authorities, was fired from a owned by Wise. Wise has re- fused to make any statement since his arrest last Saturday. Mrs. Vilona Hall of Fort. Lauder- dale, Fla., a sister of the murdered woman, has gone to Mount Vernon, N. Y. Sherift- Rhodes sald today she was unable to give the authorities any information bearing directly on the murder, although that was the primary purpose of her trip North. Miss -Vilona's home was in Mount Vernon. ] BANK FAILURES PLACED _ BEFORE GEORGIA JURY Indictments Expected if Investiga- tion Shows = Wrong4Doing, Judge’s Statemént Tmplies, sult, you know firgbend you duty fearlessly COAL PEACE DISCUSSED. i LONDON, July 20 . (P).—~Premier g-.ldwtn last recelved a technical of recklegs driving. Lieut. C. W. Rice of No. 11 trucl company was knocked down by the automobile of George Cunningham, 54 N street, at North Capitol and O streets, about 6:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He recelved a slight in- Jury to his right knee. iilam Smith, éolored, 17 years old, 1285% Fifth street, sustained a scalp injury last night in a collision between his bicycle and the automo- bile of Edward H. Stewart, 627 T street, at Tenth and U streets. He was given first ald at Freedman's Hospital. A collision between two automobiles at Thirteenth and H streets north- east yesterday afternoon resulted in slight injury 4o Julius Rosenberg, 16 years old, 1425 Trinidad A avem Raymond . '::bnd 7 s L 7, years old, 1141 Twentieth . street, was knocked down on the m his home yesterdsy by an au and slightly hurt. zn was treated at Emergency Store Hours, 8 to 6 ENNNRRNNY B %S R ERRRHINNK RUDOLPH VALENTINO. the generally accepted sense — that would' be fllegal. But in Illinois, box- ing is legal and so is wrestling. “I prefer this test of honor to be private so I may give you the beat- ing you deserve,” the challenger added, explaining that he is an Amer- lean citizen, do mot know who you are ar how blf you are, but this challenge stands if you are as big a8 Jaeck Dempsey." : The Tribune editorial concluded: “Rudy, the beautiful gardener's boy, is the prototype of the American male.” And the letter -signed “Rudolph Valentino” ended with a postscript announcing ominously- that he would return to Chicago in 10 days, and in in the meantime could be addressed in care-of United Artists Corporation in New York. C: A. PETERS, JR., GETS WATER SYSTEM POST Engineer Will Be Member of Com- mittee.to Study High-Pressure Plan for City. Appaintment of Charles A. Peters, Jr., assistant engineer in the office of the director of public bulldings and parks to represent that department on the special committee to investigate the advisability of installing a high- pressure fire protection system in the congested section of Washington, was approved today by the Commissioners. ‘The appointment of Mr. Peters was made at the suggestion of Maj. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of ‘Public Buildings apd Parks, George 8. Watson, chief of the Dis- trict Fire Department, is chairman of &‘n ’:tlyménltm. Other membert;m Doma of Digeie: Comumissioners, afd George N. Thompson, secretary to the building code committee of the Depart- ment of Commerce. Congress provided $3,000 in the cup- rent appropriation act for traveling and other nses of committee in_making jts invi . Studies will be made of the high-pressure sys- tems in other citfes. L) DEFENSES INCREASED. | Australia Spending More Then Ever Before on Martial Projects. MELBOURNE, July 20 (#).—Prime Minister Bruce said today tHat Aus. tralia at present is spending much more than éver before for national In 1924-25 the Australian on a defense- rogram - extending over yeal nvolving a yearly ex- penditure. of £1,000,000 (about $5,000,- 000) in addition to the regular budget appropriation of £5,500,000 set aside for national defense. This additional amount is devoted to training-extra personnel in connec- tion with the new naval construction program, which will be completed in 1928-29, and in itself represents an-ex- penditure of £7,000,000. 055505656 0005.05.05.5555 5050 951555000 5505 5505 05 55 06 0505 0550 560 0 505 5 5500 10 0 0 S S T S S N N KR HNHHIN B KN Store Closed All'Day Saturdays During July and August TUESDAY, JUL LS APROED | ASPOLGECAPTAN Commands -New Thirteenth : Precinot=—=Two - Others Tralning ‘School, and Sergt. J, W. 'McCormack of the eleventh precinot to be leutenants, Appointed a private July 8, 1900, g:u Wfllg}l has’ ouu\nlly risen h: ranks the Department and been a lieutenant since, Feb- ruary 1, 1919. For many he was detalled ‘to bicycle duty|and served on the bioycle force whil ing his present rank, as well of sergeant. In recent years, how- eyer, hé has heen to repre- sent ‘the Police on. the Clvil Service Commission, and in this capacity has passed upon the appli- cations of all newly appointed mem- ‘bers of the department, . The thirteenth. police precinct. sta- fion .is. now nearing completion and is expected to be for service the latter part of the month. The boundaries will be created by cut- ting in balf the tenth precinct, Lieut. Burke will be detailed to take Capf. Wilson's place as the depart- ment's représentative on the Civil Service Commission. The assignment’ of Lieut. McCormack is expected to ‘be made when the nnel for the new thirteenth precinct is appointed. Promotions Cause Surprise, The promotions todayscame as & surprise as only a few days ago it was given out that they would not be made until completion of the new building in the thirteenth precinct. Members of the force took it for granted that they were made today because Commissioner Fenning de- sired to take a hand in them. Maj. Hesse, it is stated, did not favor making them at this time. Wilson, the new captain, is con~ sidered one of the best posted mem- bers of the police force on police matters. Born in Virginia, December 26, 1866, Wilson came to when a young man and was ap- pointed policeman July 8, 1900. Burke was_appointed to the Police Department July 9, 1902, and soon re- ‘cetved promotions up- to class 2. He August 5, 1910, and remained out until July 1, 1911, when he was a member of the street force, being restored to the regular force September 1, 1911, In July, 1917, Maj. Raymond ‘W. Pullman,” superintendent of police, Burke to a sergeancy and him police headquarters. Later he was selected to conduct the police school of instruction, which po. sition he still fills. McCormack, serving as sergeant in the eleventh precinct, attended to the, grounds gnd beth's Hospital. He has been a mem- ber of the force since July 1, 1897. He is a native of Newfoundland and was| | born October 7, 1868. During his years of service in the|' Police ‘Department he spent much time as a member of the squad fi\.«d’on horses, and he always f upon hiving as fine a king 8 . as’ could be obtained ,m‘n o .means of a police- MW’ i he was mounted motor cycje and later performed duty’ in. an ‘automobile. NN ST CUSSSNAR 0555 9555 5696 95359656 95 3636565535969 S N TR TS NSNS AINS | CAPT. JAMES E. WILSON, ITALIAN FLYER DROWNED. PISA, Italy, July 20 (#).—Comdr. Franceso De Pinedo, known for his record-breaking flight to Japan and return last year, had a narrow escape today when the seaplane in which he plans to make a world flight was struck by a high wave and overturned while speeding low over the water four miles from the coast near here. Maj. Luigi Conti, one of his four companions on the test flight, was drowned. De Pinedo and the others were injured but ciung to the over- turned plane until rescued. ADOLPH EARN President” MARKET SITE URGED, .. Moved to Water Front. 4 Removal of the farmers’ market, at hetwesh the. mpnicival 5 : .. between my: 1 fish market ' and Fourteenth nro':(. (was suggested.to the District Com- ey s A of the District Government. farmers are ousted fro present ‘stands by the new ment buildin, Mr. Brennan pointed out that the water front would pro- vido 'them varied transportation facill- ties for produce and that it is easy of access by street car ment It Looking for a Position? 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